Power electronics engineers design and test circuits for use in power electronics systems. They find solutions for known flaws in mechanical designs and collaborate with other engineers to perform cross-functional tasks when testing designs.
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The techniques used to design batteries, characterise their properties and performance, including electrochemical analysis and physical measurements, as well as to devise the integration of various components, in order to meet specific requirements for different applications.
The electronic system that manages and monitors the performance of a battery.
The threats for the environment which are related to biological, chemical, nuclear, radiological, and physical hazards.
Discipline that applies principles of physics, engineering and materials science to design, analyse, manufacture and maintain mechanical systems.
The drawings detailing the design of products, tools, and engineering systems.
The principles of electricity and electrical power circuits, as well as the associated risks.
Electricity is created when electric current flows along a conductor. It entails the movement of free electrons between atoms. The more free electrons are present in a material, the better this material conducts. The three main parameters of electricity are the voltage, current (ampère), and resistance (ohm).
The national and international quality and safety standards and regulations with regards to the use and manufacture of electronic equipment and its components, such as semiconductors and printed circuit boards.
Testing protocols that enable a variety of analyses of electronic systems, products, and components. These tests include the testing of electrical properties, such as voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, and inductance as well as the testing of specific electronic components, such as the electron tubes, semiconductors, integrated circuits, and batteries. These tests include visual inspection, performance tests, environment tests, and safety tests.
The functioning of electronic circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including programming and applications.
The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.
The environmental policies and legislation applicable in a certain domain.
Necessary health, safety, hygiene and environmental standards and legislation rules in the sector of particular activity.
Electronic components, made up from a set of electronic circuits which are placed on semiconductor material, such as silicon. Integrated circuits (IC) can hold billions of electronic components on a microscale and are one of basic components of electronic devices.
The natural science involving the study of matter, motion, energy, force and related notions.
The functioning, design, and usage of electronics that control and convert electric power. Power conversion systems are usually categorised as AC-DC or rectifiers, DC-AC or inverters, DC-DC converters, and AC-AC converters.
Design and develop power electronics systems, products, and components according to specifications. Select suitable ancillary devices for the intended application.
Model and simulate power electronics systems, products, and components using technical design software. Assess the viability of the product and examine the physical parameters to ensure a successful production process.
Test power electronics using appropriate equipment. Gather and analyse data on systems and components, such as analogue and digital circuit tolerance, power losses and overall efficiency as electricity works its way through circuits. Monitor and evaluate system performance and take action if needed.
Ensure that the materials provided by suppliers comply with the specified requirements.
Read and comprehend circuit diagrams showing the connections between the devices, such as power and signal connections.
Tend a wide variety of devices for measuring electronic characteristics of system components, such as optical power meter, fibre power meter, digital power meter and multimeter.
Test microelectronics using appropriate equipment. Gather and analyse data. Monitor and evaluate system performance and take action if needed.
Adjust designs of products or parts of products so that they meet requirements.
Interpret and analyse data collected during testing in order to formulate conclusions, new insights or solutions.
Give consent to the finished engineering design to go over to the actual manufacturing and assembly of the product.
Conduct a comprehensive and systematic research of information and publications on a specific literature topic. Present a comparative evaluative literature summary.
Conduct inspections and tests of services, processes, or products to evaluate quality.
Specify technical properties of goods, materials, methods, processes, services, systems, software and functionalities by identifying and responding to the particular needs that are to be satisfied according to customer requirements.
Draft sketches and design electromechanical systems, products, and components using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and equipment.
Design prototypes of products or components of products by applying design and engineering principles.
Develop testing protocols to enable a variety of analyses of electronic systems, products, and components.
Dispose of dangerous materials such as chemical or radioactive substances according to environmental and to health and safety regulations.
List the design specifications such as materials and parts to be used and a cost estimate.
Collect data and statistics to test and evaluate in order to generate assertions and pattern predictions, with the aim of discovering useful information in a decision-making process.
Prepare early models or prototypes in order to test concepts and replicability possibilities. Create prototypes to assess for pre-production tests.
Record data which has been identified specifically during preceding tests in order to verify that outputs of the test produce specific results or to review the reaction of the subject under exceptional or unusual input.
Produce research documents or give presentations to report the results of a conducted research and analysis project, indicating the analysis procedures and methods which led to the results, as well as potential interpretations of the results.
Create technical designs and technical drawings using specialised software.
Potential to save energy in automated shift systems through mechanisms such as improved efficiency and better anticipation of upcoming events.
The functioning of electronic consumer goods such as TVs, radios, cameras and other audio and video equipment.
The national and international regulations on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, e.g. regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.
The computer-aided design (CAD) software for creating, modifying, analysing or optimising a design.
The software to perform computer-aided engineering (CAE) analysis tasks such as Finite Element Analysis and Computional Fluid Dynamics.
The process of identifying, assessing, and prioritising of all types of risks and where they could come from, such as natural causes, legal changes, or uncertainty in any given context, and the methods for dealing with risks effectively.
The components that can be found in robotic systems, such as microprocessors, electronics, sensors, circuit boards, encoders, servomotors, controllers, pneumatics or hydraulics.
The branch of engineering that involves the design, operation, manufacture, and application of robots. Robotics is part of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science and overlaps with mechatronics and automation engineering.
The study of the risks associated with engineered designs and systems, accident prevention as well as the safety benefits of reducing deaths and injuries. The discipline focuses on analysing and mitigating potential hazards in engineering processes.
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Define and describe the criteria by which data quality is measured for manufacturing purposes, such as international standards and manufacturing regulations.
Convert market requirements into product design and development.
Observe principles in keeping an engineering watch. Take over, accept and hand over a watch. Perform routine duties undertaken during a watch. Maintain the machinery space logs and the significance of the readings taken. Observe safety and emergency procedures. Observe safety precautions during a watch and take immediate actions in the event of fire or accident, with particular reference to oil systems.
Apply and work with a variety of techniques in the process of soldering, such as soft soldering, silver soldering, induction soldering, resistance soldering, pipe soldering, mechanical and aluminium soldering.
Explain technical details to non-technical customers, stakeholders, or any other interested parties in a clear and concise manner.
Assemble the necessary hardware components, such as the motherboard, Central Processing Unit (CPU), hard drive, disk drive, power supply unit, RAM, PCI card, mouse, keyboard, cameras and other necessary components to build the computer device. Attach the components manually using screwdrivers or use assembly machines and install the wiring.
Plan, coordinate and supervise engineering activities together with engineers and engineering technicians. Ensure clear and effective channels of communication across all departments. Make sure the team is aware of the standards and objectives of the research and development.
Create detailed technical plans of machinery, equipment, tools and other products.
Design the appropriate firmware to a specific electronic system.
Design and draft integrated circuits (IC) or semiconductors, such as microchips, used in electronic products. Integrate all necessary components, such as diodes, transistors, and resistors. Pay attention to the design of input signals, output signals, and power availability.
Set up a list of materials, components, and assemblies as well as the quantities needed to manufacture a certain product.
Install machine-readable instructions, such as computer programs, in order to direct the computer's processor to perform a certain set of actions.
Operate machinery used for the making of small systems or components with a high level of precision.
Manage and plan various resources, such as human resources, budget, deadline, results, and quality necessary for a specific project, and monitor the project's progress in order to achieve a specific goal within a set time and budget.
Estimate the expected input in terms of time, human and financial resources necessary to achieve the project objectives.
Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its tasks, and adjust settings accordingly.
Create the drawings that identify the different components and materials, and that provide instructions as to how they should be assembled.
Program permanent software with a read-only memory (ROM) on a hardware device, such as an integrated circuit.
Lead and guide employees through a process in which they are taught the necessary skills for the perspective job. Organise activities aimed at introducing the work and systems or improving the performance of individuals and groups in organisational settings.
Use computer-aided design (CAD) systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation of a design.
Use computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programmes to control machinery and machine tools in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation as part of the manufacturing processes of workpieces.
Use electronic, mechanical, electric, or optical precision tools, such as drilling machines, grinders, gear cutters and milling machines to boost accuracy while machining products.